Alex Color Mysteries Kit

Are your kids curious about the mystery of colors? The Color Mysteries Kit, a 2014 Toy Award runner-up, will help them solve these mysteries through fun activities and experiments. This kit includes six color tablets, four test tubes, three paintbrush pens, and a booklet that contains different color experiments such as mixing primary colors to get other colors and creating a liquid rainbow. This kit will help your child better understand the basic science principles behind colors.

Good for ages: 5+

Promotes: Experimentation, STEM principles

How We Tested: The Engineering Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute reviewed hundreds of toys and games released in 2014 and screened them for educational, creative, social, and physical benefits as well as their fun factor. The remaining 93 toys and 57 board games award contenders were evaluated to make sure they meet standards set by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. It also performed additional lab safety checks (including using our Drop Tester to be certain toys didn't shatter into small pieces that could become choking hazards). Finally, we had 167 children testers play with the toys and board games and fill out surveys to rate their fun factor.